Texas Instruments researchers have come up with a monitor they say laptop users can trust to measure remaining battery energy accurately. The new gauges should help people avoid unexpected shutdowns that could result in a loss of data.

GPS.NET is a location-based framework now used by developers across the globe to make applications which utilize the Global Positioning System. GPS.NET gives you unparalleled features for all .NET platforms.

University of California researchers are tinkering with technology that will, ideally, let helicopters fly themselves. The Berkeley Aerial Robot (BEAR) project passed a significant milestone earlier this month, when a 130-pound model of a helicopter successfully guided itself through a course that included random obstacles that weren’t on its internal map–a first, according to the university.

Opera Software released a test version of a major update to its Web browser software Thursday, intensifying its efforts, along with open-source rival Firefox, to cut into Microsoft’s market share. The new, as-yet-unnamed software adds stronger support for RSS (Really Simple Syndication)–a technology widely used for automatic access to blogs and other material–and technology that allows users to navigate through voice commands and have Web pages read to them.

Motorola is betting it can win more business from Sprint as a result of the U.S. mobile phone company’s planned takeover of Nextel Communications, Motorola’s chief strategist said. Motorola’s share price suffered in recent weeks on concern the planned 2005 merger would threaten the company’s exclusive supplier relationship with Nextel. Motorola, the world’s No. 3 cell phone maker, is Nextel’s supplier for a cellular technology known as iDEN, which includes walkie-talkie-style communication. Motorola also makes most of Nextel’s handsets.

Happy holidays, everyone! No matter what winter holiday you celebrate, and even if you’re not, best wishes to everyone from the team here at ZATZ.

PCs and consumer electronics have become hot holiday gifts, but with that popularity comes a bulge in tech support calls that starts the morning of Dec. 25 and trails into January. In fact, the three busiest days for support lines are the day after Christmas, the Monday after Christmas and the Monday after New Year’s.

sfr GmbH has released version 2.o of visKeeper for Pocket PC, Palm OS, and PC with a whole list of new features. visKeeper is a data safe for storage of confidential data such as passwords, addresses, credit card and bank account information.

PocketMind has announced the release of PocketMusic Player Bundle 3.2. PocketMusic Bundle supports OGG, WMA, MP3, Audible audio books, and Internet radio with bookmarks, landscape mode, alarm feature, Today screen plug-in, and more.

PocketMind announced the release of their CD to Mobile application, allowing users to copy music directly from a CD to their Pocket PC, Windows Mobile Smartphone.